Tips for Improving Your Heart Health Today [Video]

Watch your salt. Did you know most Americans get enough salt by the time they are done with breakfast? Two slices of bread have 500 mg, and one bowl of corn flakes has 600 mg. The latest guidelines recommend no more than 1500 mg of salt each day for many folks with high blood pressure and other diagnoses. Controlling your salt intake will help keep your blood pressure down.

Extra steps add up. Quit circling the parking lot looking for that spot close to the door. Park farther away, and take the extra steps. Take the stairs rather than the elevator. If you can’t make it all the way to the floor you need, do as many flights as you can before jumping on the elevator. Aim for 10,000 steps a day.

Get your 150. The latest guidelines suggest that everyone walk or exercise briskly at least 150 minutes every …